2. Hi-Lux – “Dance With My Baby”
from: Hi-Lux – EP / Hi-Lux / Februay 1, 2018
[Originally released as a digital single on June 16, 2017. Then released as a 7 inch Vinyl 45 rpm single with b/w “Don’t Blame Me” on Sunflower Soul Records on January 5, 2018. Now included in this 6 song EP released February 1, 2018. This was part of a series of Single releases from the band. Julia Haile told us that each single demonstrates the different influences of individual members of the band, showing their range from reggae, funk, pop, R&B, and dance. HI-LÜX is Julia Haile on vocals, Nick Howell on keyboards & organ, Kian Byrne on drums and vocals, Pete Leibert on bass, Tim Braun on guitar. Hi-Lux is based in KC. More info at: http://www.hi-lux.bandcamp.com]

[Hi-Lux plays Day-2 of Mills Record Company’s Record Store Day Celebration, on Sunday, April 22, w/ Instant Karma, & Bad Dreamer, 4:30-6:00 PM. Mills Record Company is at 4045 Broadway.]

[Record Store Day is Saturday, April 21, starting in most stores at 7:00 AM – Mills Record Company, Records With Merritt, Josey Records, and Revolution Records in the East Crossroads, Brothers Music in Mission Kansas, Vinyl Renaissance in Overland Park Kansas, Love Records in Lawrence]

3. Yo La Tengo – “Esportes Casual”
from: There’s a Riot Going On / Matador Records / March 16, 2018
[15th album from band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, piano, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, piano, vocals), and James McNew (bass, vocals). In 2015, original guitarist Dave Schramm rejoined the band and appears on their f14th album, Stuff Like That There. Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called “the quintessential critics’ band” and maintains a strong cult following. They chose the name “Yo La Tengo” (Spanish for “I have it”; or referring to a female-gender object or person, also “I’ve Got Her”) in an effort to avoid any connotations in English. The name came from a baseball anecdote. During the 1962 season, New York Mets center fielder Richie Ashburn and Venezuelan shortstop Elio Chacón found themselves colliding in the outfield. When Ashburn went for a catch, he would scream, “I got it! I got it!” only to run into Chacón, who spoke only Spanish. Ashburn learned to yell, “¡Yo la tengo! ¡Yo la tengo!” instead. In a later game, Ashburn happily saw Chacón backing off. He relaxed, positioned himself to catch the ball, and was instead run over by left fielder Frank Thomas, who understood no Spanish and had missed a team meeting that proposed using the words “¡Yo la tengo!” as a way to avoid outfield collisions. After getting up, Thomas asked Ashburn, “What the hell is a Yellow Tango?”]

[On April 28 the band embarks on month-long European Tour, followed by dates in the states, then back to Europe.]

4. Keaton Conrad – “Cinnamon”
from: Waves / Keaton Conrad / January 27, 2017
[Debut full length from 18 year old Kansas native, Keaton Conrad mixes indie rock, house, jazz, and hip-hop. Conrad spent 2 years as the lead singer & keyboardist in the cover band ChangeUp, performing around KC. In 2015 he released a 5-song EP, Panic & Blame.]

[Keaton Conrad plays The Rino, 314 Amour Rd, North Kansas City, Thursday, April 19, at 7:00 PM, with Thames and Luther Vincent Orchestra on April 19th.]

10:11 – Bach Aria Soloists

Bach Aria Soloists – Elizabeth Suh Lane, Beau Bledsoe, and Jeff Harshbarger playing the Tango music of Astor Piazolla on the April 18, 2018 editon of Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM.

Elizabeth Suh Lane on violin, is Artistic Director of Bach Aria Soloists, Beau Bledsoe on guitar, and Jeff Harshbarger on bass. These three amazing musicians will be joined by Héctor Del Curto, bandoneónist, 2018 Grammy winner for Best Latin Jazz Album; Gustavo Casenave, Latin Grammy-nominated pianist; when Bach Aria Soloists present their critically acclaimed, Night of Tango, this Saturday, April 21, 7:30 pm, at The Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St, KCMO, featuring the quintet classics by Astor Piazzolla, Argentina’s most famous composer and bandoneónist (ban-doe-neo-nist).

It has been five years since Bach Aria Soloists last performed their celebrated Night of Tango, named “Best concert of 2013” and “A concert for the ages” by KCMetropolis. Night of Tango will feature the beloved quintet classics by Astor Piazzolla, Argentina’s most famous composer and virtuoso bandoneónist who revolutionized Tango and remains a towering figure more than 25 years after his death.

Bach Aria Soloists on stage at The Folly Theater for a Night of Tango with Gustavo Casenave on piano, Jeff Harshbarger on bass, Elizabeth S Lane on violin, Hector Del Curto on bandoneón, and Beau Bledsoe on guitar, Saturday, April 21, 2018.

Bach Aria Soloists will return to one of its most critically acclaimed programs when it presents – Night of Tango with two world-class masters of the genre, bandoneónist Héctor Del Curto — 2018 Grammy winner for Best Latin Jazz Album — and Latin Grammy-nominated pianist Gustavo Casenave.

About Bach Aria Soloists – Midway through its 18th season, the critically acclaimed Bach Aria Soloists has already launched four sold-out, artistically vital concerts. Dedicated to presenting the genius and relevance of Johann Sebastian Bach, his contemporaries and those he inspired, the adventurous ensemble explores chamber music repertoire from Baroque to Contemporary in new ways through innovative, multi-genre collaborations, introducing new audiences to their scintillating vocal and instrumental artistry.

Bach Aria Soloists brings Piazzolla back to KC with Two World-Class Tango Masters

Héctor Del Curto – hectordelcurto.com
Praised by the New York Times as a “splendid player,” Argentinean bandoneónist Héctor Del Curto’s career has spanned more than 25 years and has encompassed traditional Tango, New Tango, Jazz, Classical and World music.

On Jan. 28, Del Curto just won the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album as a member of the Pablo Ziegler Trio, for the album Jazz Tango.

As one of the world’s most sought-after bandoneónists, he has performed with luminaries across many musical genres, including the Tango legends Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Pugliese; Latin jazz giant Paquito D’Rivera; jazz violinist Regina Carter; saxophonist Joe Lovano; and violinist Cho-Liang Lin. He has appeared with such prestigious orchestras as the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Mobile Symphony and Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra.

Gustavo Casenave – gustavocasenave.com
Originally from Montevideo, Uruguay, Gustavo Casenave is a pianist, composer, producer & educator. He has been called “one of the best pianists our country has” by Uruguayan newspaper Diario El Pais. He was a Latin Grammy nominee in 2012 and 2014.

He has toured throughout Europe, Asia, South America, Central America and United States, performing in the prestigious festivals and concert halls throughout the world. As a composer, Casenave has composed and arranged more than 200 works, including original music for movies. He received the prestigious Organization of American States scholarship to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he received the Professional Music Achievement award. His composition Fragiltimer for the Past Future was named one of 10 best original compositions from Berklee in the last 30 years.

“KC has proven that they love Jazz and Tango. We believe our community will relish in this concert of Piazzolla’s passionate music expertly combining his singular language of Tango with jazz and classical influences,” says Elizabeth Suh Lane, Artistic Director-Founder-violinist. “We are extremely fortunate to be sharing the stage with Hector and Gustavo. The virtuosity of our musicians and the searing music will sweep our listeners away to Buenos Aires for an experience that will last for much longer than one night!”

8. Amy Farrand & The Like – “Scared To Death of Dying (Radio Edit)”
from: One / Amy Farrand / April 28, 2018

10:41 – Interview with Amy Farrand

Amy Farrand sharing new music from her band Amy Farrand and The Like, on the April 18, 2018 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM.

Amy Farrand plays over a dozen instruments, bass, drums, lap steel, guitar, she has hosted variety shows, and radio shows and has been a a member of the bands: American Catastrophe, Experimental Instrument Orchestra, Shotgun Idols, Sister Mary Rotten Crotch, Atlantic Fadeout, The Silver Maggies. One reviewer wrote of her, “Amy Farrand is a tough-as-nails vocalist making her an invaluable asset to any live act.”

Amy Farrand joins us to share music from One, the new 11-song debut full length album from her new band, Amy Farrand & The Like.

Amy Farrand & The Like play a special Album Release Show at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St., Saturday, April 28 at 9:00 pm, with Pamper The Madman with GAV7D.

Dedric Moore and Brenton Cook share information about Outer Reaches Explores the World on the April 18, 2018 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1FM.

Brenton Cook studied Computer Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, in Rolla, Missouri, where he also had his own college radio show. He formed the Kansas City independent music label, Haymaker Records in January 2014. The label has released multiple full length albums, from Monta At Odds, HMPH!, Be/Non, Jorge Arana Trio, Riala, Mysterious Clouds, Sie Lieben Maschinen, Schwervon!, and others. For the last 5 years, Brenton & Haymaker Records has co-sponsored & co-curated of the Outer Reaches Music Fest with Dedric Moore.

Dedric Moore launched this festival in 2012. The idea grew out of the music he was creating with his Brother Delaney Moore at the HQ Artspace in KCK. Dedric is a member of the bands Monta At Odds, Mysterious Clouds, and Gemini Revolution. He has also produced recordings for the Philistines and HMPH, and others.

The show celebrates boundary-pushing music while emphasizing a broader geographic appeal, giving prominence to artists inspired by rhythms & traditional world instruments.

The show begins with a lecture and workshop on world percussion from Brandon Draper’s Drum Safari.

Other performers include Smoky Mountain banjo folk artist Teri Quinn;

Harptasia, a multi-harp project featuring Calvin Arsenia;

a solo set from Making Movies’ frontman Enrique Javier Chi;

and Afrobeat, funk, jazz, and soul group SUNU.

Live video projection will be provided by XO Blackwater;

DJ Memo will be play dance-friendly vinyl from around the globe between sets.

Outer Reaches Explores the World is a partnership between the festival and Midwest Music Foundation and has been made possible through a grant from the Kansas City Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund.

Midwest Music Foundation (MMF), a nonprofit organization founded in 2008, provides health care assistance, education, and resources to the Kansas City music community, and receive proceeds from ticket sales for the April 20 event.

The event is 18 and older, or all ages when accompanied by a parent.

11:11

8. Making Movies – “Brave Enough (feat. Hurray for the Riff Raff & Alaina Moore)”
from: I Am Another You / Making Movies / May 26, 2017
[Enrique Chi on lead vocals, electric guitar, el piano; Alynda Segarra on lead vocal, Alaina Moore on background vocals, Steve Berlin of Los Lobos synth organ; Juan-Carlos Chaurand on congas, timbales, percussion, Diego Chi on bass, d-synth, b3 organ; and Brendan Culp on drums. 3rd full length release: from KC based 4-piece band and made up of two sets of brothers: Enrique Chi on guitar and lead vocals; Diego Chi on bass & vocals; Juan-Carlos Chaurand on percussion & keyboards; and Andres Chaurand on drums. The band draws their influences from the origins of their families: Santiago, Panama, and Kansas City, Missouri, and Guadalajara, Mexico. Upon their release of this album Making Movies kicked off a 22-date Immigrants Are Beautiful Tour, a celebration of solidarity in the face of fear-mongering and hate. Frontman Enrique Chi shared, “It’s time to realize we are all part of this continuum, this beautifully flawed human race that has migrated from every continent to bring us all the beauty we enjoy today.” The band’s social statement is straightforward enough that they can express it in four words: “We Are All Immigrants.” In supporting that cause, a portion of all proceeds from the album and tour go to the National Immigration Law Center. Enrique Chi, describes, “since making the album, the tides have shifted and the underbelly of systematic racism has reared its ugly head. It is no longer time to be silent is time for us to raise our voices.” The quartet has toured with Arcade Fire, Thievery Corporation, Cold War Kids, Los Lobos, Ozomatli, Tennis, Sergio Mendoza of Calexico, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and Hurray for the Riff Raff.]

Brenton Cook and Dedric Moore organizers of the Outer Reaches Music Festival join us to share information and Music about the night.

Brenton Cook & Dedric Moore thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Funding is from the KC Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund. Special promotions provided by KKFI 90.1 FM.

Outer Reaches Festival was held during the last weekend of September in 2017. Have you set dates for this year’s fest? Will it be at recordBar again?

Dedric Moore, tell us about the upcoming Mysterious Clouds EP My Head is Going Round. You sent us the EP prior to it’s release and we’ve been playing tracks from it, in fact the two we’ve played have featured the band collaborating with Your Friend. Lawrence musician,Taryn Blake Miller.

Brenton, Haymaker just recently release a new full length from Be/Non and two 7′ singles for Frieght Train Rabbit Killer, what else is happening at Haymaker?

Brenton Cook & Dedric Moore thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

10. Teri Quinn – “Moons and Meltdowns”
from: Moons and Meltdowns / Teri Quinn / April 17, 2016
[KC based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Teri Quinn. Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Teri Quinn moved to Kansas City in 2009 to study Clarinet Performance and Music Composition at the University Of Missouri Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music where Teri graduated in 2013. Teri Ann Quinn plays banjo & sings with Abandoned Bells with Tyson Schroeder on drums & vocals, and Krysztof Nemeth on baritone guitar. Teri plays clarinet and guitar for Claire and the Crowded Stage and has also contributed experimental compositions for The Black House Collective.]

11. Thee Devotion – “Shake It Up”
from: Chapel / Woundup Records / April 7, 2018
[Thee Devotion is a KC based, “chickenshack” & “garage soul” band formed on January 1, 2008 with Davin Watne on guitar, keyboards, harmonica & vocal; Chris Teasely on keyboards, organ, harmonica, flute, trumpet, & vocals; Bruce Eddy on bass and vocals; and Keith Patterson on drums and vocals. Chapel is their second record and was produced by Bill Honan who also played piano and moog. Jesus Negron and Sean Branagan played percussion and David Williams played pedal steel on the record. All songs written by Thee Devotion.]

11:34 – Interview with Davin Watne & Chris Teasley

Wednesday MidDay MedleyPage Liked · August 13, 2011 · ·Chris Teasley and Davin Watne share new music from their band Thee Devotion on the April 18, 2018 edition of Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI 90.1 FM.

Chris Teasley is an artist and musician. Chris is currently in several bands: The New Lost Souls, Heavy Figgs, Dynamite Defense and Thee Devotion and lends his musical skills to several other bands as well. He is also a painter. He studied at School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

Davin Watne is also an artist and musician as well as an educator. He is a professor at UMKC where I teaches Painting and Drawing. He is a practicing artist that exhibits nationally, internationally and locally. He studied The Kansas City Art Institute.

Davin Watne plays guitar, keyboards, harmonica & sings in the KC based 4-piece band, Thee Devotions with Chris Teasely who plays keyboards, organ, harmonica, flute, trumpet, and sings. Thee Devotion’s released their new album Chapel on vinyl, on April 7, 2018

Davin Watne & Chris Teasley, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley.

The two other members of Thee Devotion, Bruce Eddy who plays bass and sings; and Keith Patterson who plays drums and sings.

Davin told us the band first started in January 1, 2008, with Davin ad our drummer Keith Patterson. They formed Thee Devotion out of the ashes of our first band together called Emma Feel.

We both love Funk and Soul music and wanted to explore it more. So we brought on some other musicians to help fill out the sound and expand our vision.

The Devotion call their music: “chickenshack” & “garage soul”

Chapel is the band’s second record and was produced by Bill Honan who also played piano and moog.

Jesus Negron and Sean Branagan played percussion and David Williams played pedal steel on the record.

All songs written by Thee Devotion. We have two records out on vinyl and on many digital platforms like Spotify, iTunes, Pandora and YouTube.

11:41

12. Thee Devotion – “Ooooo Weeeee”
from: Chapel / Woundup Records / April 7, 2018
[Thee Devotion is a KC based, “chickenshack” & “garage soul” band formed on January 1, 2008 with Davin Watne on guitar, keyboards, harmonica & vocal; Chris Teasely on keyboards, organ, harmonica, flute, trumpet, & vocals; Bruce Eddy on bass and vocals; and Keith Patterson on drums and vocals. Chapel is their second record and was produced by Bill Honan who also played piano and moog. Jesus Negron and Sean Branagan played percussion and David Williams played pedal steel on the record. All songs written by Thee Devotion.]

11:46 – More Interview with Davin Watne & Chris Teasley

We are talking with Davin Watne & Chris Teasley of the band Thee Devotion their new album Chapel was released on vinyl, on April 7, 2018

Davin Watne & Chris Teasley, thanks for being with us on Wednesday MidDay Medley

Chris’s wife Sara Teasley plays with him in The Heavy Figs, and The New Lost Souls, and also plays in The Cave Girls.

Chapel is the band’s 2nd record and was produced by Bill Honan who also played piano and moog.

Jesus Negron and Sean Branagan played percussion and David Williams played pedal steel on the record.

All songs written by Thee Devotion. Thee Devotion have two records out on vinyl and on many digital platforms like Spotify, iTunes, Paradora and YouTube.

11:55

13. Thee Devotion – “Slinky Tight”
from: Chapel / Woundup Records / April 7, 2018
[Thee Devotion is a KC based, “chickenshack” & “garage soul” band formed on January 1, 2008 with Davin Watne on guitar, keyboards, harmonica & vocal; Chris Teasely on keyboards, organ, harmonica, flute, trumpet, & vocals; Bruce Eddy on bass and vocals; and Keith Patterson on drums and vocals. Chapel is their second record and was produced by Bill Honan who also played piano and moog. Jesus Negron and Sean Branagan played percussion and David Williams played pedal steel on the record. All songs written by Thee Devotion.]

Next week, on April 25, John Keck joins us to share music from his new EP, Out In The Cold – 12th Street Singles, and his show with John Statz Friday, April 27 at Replay Lounge in Lawrence. Also next week, Patrick Alonzo Conway joins us to share music and information about Kansas City’s Gamelan Genta Kasturi and their 15th Anniversary performance at The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 PM. Also next week, Joe Athon and friends, drop in to share stories about their 1990’s group, the Purple Skunk Funk Band, and their special reunion show Saturday, April 28, at Knuckleheads. Also next week, members of Grand Marquis join us to share music from their new album, Brighter Days, and share info about their Brighter Days CD Release Party at Knuckleheads, Saturday, April 28, at 8:30 with Victor & Penny, and Brandon Phillips & The Condition. And if that isn’t enough, we will talk with legendary singer-songwriter, Cris Williamson who has just released her 29th album, Motherland, and will be in Kansas City, in concert, for the first time in over 10 years, at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, Saturday, April 27, at 7:00 pm.

Our Script/Playlist is a “cut and paste” of information.
Sources for notes: artist’s websites, bios, wikipedia.org

At 10:35 Amy Farrand joins us to share music from One, the new 11-song debut full length album from her band, Amy Farrand & The Like. The band includes: Amy Farrand on lead vocals & guitar, Steve Tubbert on bass, Felix Dukes on drums, Kyle Dahlquist on keyboards & backing vocals, Stephan Jean-Francois on trumpet, and Katie Gilchrist on backing vocals. One was recorded with Duane Trower at Weights and Measures Soundlab. Amy Farrand and The Like play a special Album Release Show at Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St., Saturday, April 28 at 9:00 pm, with Pamper The Madman with GAV7D.

At 11:00 Brenton Cook and Dedric Moore organizers of the Outer Reaches Music Festival join us to share information about, Outer Reaches Explores the World, on Friday, April 20, at recordBar, 1520 Grand Blvd, KCMO. Proceeds benefit the Midwest Music Foundation and funding is from the KC Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund. Special promotions provided by KKFI 90.1 FM. The night includes: SUNU, Enrique Javier Chi, Harptasia feat. Calvin Arsenia, Teri Quinn, Brandon Draper’s Drum Safari, and DJ Memo. This event is $10 with Advance Tickets available at recordBar or $15 Day of Show. More info at: http://www.outerreachesfest.com/

At 11:30 members of the Kansas City band Thee Devotion join us to share music from their new release Chapel. Formed on January 1, 2008, Thee Devotion call their music “chickenshack” and “garage soul.” The band includes: Davin Watne on guitar, keyboards, harmonica and vocal; Chris Teasely on keyboards, organ, harmonica, flute, trumpet, and vocals; Bruce Eddy on bass and vocals; and Keith Patterson on drums and vocals. Chapel is their second record and was produced by Bill Honan who also played piano and moog. Jesus Negron and Sean Branagan played percussion and David Williams played pedal steel on the record. All songs written by Thee Devotion.